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December 1998
C O N T E N T S
Africa faces globalization's threat and promise
Ocean conference probes perils facing "blue planet"
UNU advises leaders at climate change summit
Lecture addresses plight of land mine victims
Seminars probe future of human rights
Ogata speaks at UN Day Human Rights symposium
UNU/WIDER's Sen wins Nobel Prize
A parting note
Japan ZERI experts confer
UNU International Courses to debut in 1999
UNU gathers Africa scholars
UNU lays TICAD II groundwork
New technologies make world a classroom
Recent publications by UNU staff and lecturers
Cities mull rainwater as resource
15th Sato essay contest
New from UNU Press
Kofi Annan encourages Japanese students
Staff news
Contributions
Recent UNU activities
Forthcoming UNU activities
A UNU Public Affairs Newsletter providing Con
nexions
to the work of the University
